M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
23 So, when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon, his son, king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 And the Levites were counted, from the age of thirty years and above. And their total number was thirty-eight thousand men.
4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were set to advance the work of the House of the LORD. And six thousand were overseers and judges.
5 And four thousand were gatekeepers. And four thousand praised the LORD with instruments (“…which I made for praise!” said David).
6 So David separated the sons of Levi — Gershon, Kohath, and Merari — into divisions.
7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Laadan were the chief (Jehiel) and Zetham and Joel (three).
9 The Sons of Shimei were Shelomith and Haziel and Haran (three). These were the chief fathers of Laadan.
10 Also the sons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 And Jahath was the chief and Zizah was the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. Therefore, they were in the families of their father, counted but as one.
12 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel (four).
13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated to sanctify the Most Holy Place, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to bless in His Name forever.
14 Also Moses, the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer.
16 Of the sons of Gershon was Shebuel the chief.
17 And the son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief. For Eliezer had no other sons. But there were very many sons of Rehabiah.
18 The son of Izhar was Shelomith the chief.
19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel were Michah the first, and Jesshiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters. And their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them.
23 The sons of Mushi were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth (three).
24 These were the sons of Levi, according to the House of their fathers, the chief fathers according to their offices, according to the number of names, all who did the work for the service of the House of the LORD from the age of twenty years and above.
25 For David said, “The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, so that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever.
26 “And also the Levites shall no longer bear the Tabernacle and all the Vessels for its service.”
27 Therefore, according to the last words of David, the Levites were numbered from twenty years and above.
28 And their office was under the hand of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the House of the LORD in the courts and chambers and in the purifying of all Holy things and in the work of the service of the House of God,
29 both for the showbread and for the fine flour, for the Meat Offering and for the unleavened cakes and for the fried things and for that which was roasted and for all measures and size.
30 And they were to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise at evening,
31 and to offer all Burnt Offerings to the LORD on the Sabbaths — in the months, at the appointed times, according to the number and according to their custom — continually before the LORD.
32 And they were to keep the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of the Holy Place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, in the service of the House of the LORD.
4 Therefore, as Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind. For he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
2 so that henceforth (as much time as remains in the flesh) he should not live after the lusts of man, but after the will of God.
3 For in the past of our lives, it may have sufficed for us to work after the same desires as the Gentiles: walking in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, in gluttony, carousing, and in abominable idolatries.
4 So, it seems strange to them that you do not run with them to the same excess of debauchery, and they speak evil of you.
5 They shall give account to Him Who is ready to judge quick and dead.
6 For to this purpose was the Gospel also preached to the dead: so that they might be condemned according to man in the flesh but might live according to God in the Spirit.
7 Now, the end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be of sound mind, and watching in prayer.
8 But above all things, have fervent love among you. For love shall cover a multitude of sins.
9 Be hospitable one to another, without grumbling.
10 The same gifts which everyone has received, let us minister to each other as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do so as with the strength which God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ; to Whom is praise and dominion, forever and ever. Amen.
12 Dearly beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is among you (to test you), as though some strange thing had come to you.
13 But rejoice, inasmuch as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings! So that when His Glory shall appear, you may be glad and rejoice!
14 If you are railed upon for the Name of Christ, you are blessed! For the Spirit of Glory and of God rests upon you (Who on their part is blasphemed, but on your part is glorified).
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody.
16 But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed. But let him glorify God in this behalf.
17 For the time has come that judgment must begin at the house of God. If it first begins with us, what shall the end be of those who do not obey the Gospel of God?
18 “And if the righteous are scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
19 Therefore, let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
2 Woe to those who imagine iniquity and work wickedness upon their beds! In the morning light they practice it, because their hand has power.
2 And they covet fields and houses and take them by violence and take them away. So, they oppress a man and his house, man and his heritage.
3 Therefore, thus says the LORD: “Behold, I have planned misery against this family, from which you cannot remove your necks. And you shall not go proudly; for this time shall be miserable.
4 “At that time, they shall take up a parable against you and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, ‘We are utterly destroyed! He has exchanged the portion of my people. How can He take it away! He has divided our fields!’
5 “Therefore, you shall have no one who shall cast a measuring line by lot in the Congregation of the LORD.
6 “Those who prophesy, do not prophesy. They shall not prophesy to them. Nor shall they take shame.
7 “O you who are named of the House of Jacob! Is the Spirit of the LORD shortened? Are these His works? Are not My works good to him who walks uprightly?
8 “But those who were My people yesterday have risen up on the other side, as against an enemy. They strip the beautiful garment from those who pass by peacefully, as though they returned from the war.
9 “You have cast out the women of My people from their pleasant houses. You have continually taken away My Glory from their children.
10 “Arise and depart! For this is not your rest. Because it is polluted, it shall be destroyed with a severe destruction.
11 “If a man walks in the spirit, and would lie falsely, saying, ‘I will prophesy to you of wine, and of strong drink,’ even he would be a ‘prophet’ of this people.
12 “I will surely gather you wholly, O Jacob. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold, full of the noise of men.
13 “The breaker shall come up before them. They shall break out and pass by the gate and go out by it. And their king shall go before them. And the LORD shall be upon their heads.”
11 And so it was that as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples.”
2 And He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father, Who are in Heaven, hallowed be Your Name. Your Kingdom come. Let Your will be done even on Earth, as in Heaven.
3 ‘Give us our daily bread each day.
4 ‘And forgive us our sins. As we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into trial. But deliver us from the evil one.’”
5 Moreover He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves.
6 ‘For a friend of mine has come out of the way to me, and I have nothing to set before him.’
7 “And the one inside answers, and says, ‘Do not trouble me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot rise and give them to you!’
8 “I say to you that though he would not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet he would undoubtedly rise and give him as many as he needed because of his persistence.
9 “And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
10 “For everyone who asks, receives. And the one who seeks, finds. And to the one who knocks, it shall be opened.
11 “If a son shall ask for bread from any of you who is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead?
12 “Or if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
13 “If you, then, who are evil, can give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Ghost to those who desire Him?
14 Then He cast out a demon who was dumb. And when the demon had gone out, the dumb spoke, and the people wondered.
15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons.
16 And others tempted Him, seeking a sign from Heaven from Him.
17 But He knew their thoughts, and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be desolate. And a house divided against a house, falls.
18 So, if Satan is also divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub?
19 If I cast out demons through Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.
20 But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, doubtless the Kingdom of God has come to you.
21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, the things that he possesses are in peace.
22 But when someone stronger comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes away all the armor in which he had trusted and divides his spoils.
23 “Whoever is not with Me, is against Me. And whoever does not gather with Me, scatters.
24 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest. And when he finds none, he says, ‘I will return to the house from where I came out.’
25 “And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.
26 “Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself. And they enter in, and dwell there. So, the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
27 And it happened that as He said these things, a certain woman in the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which You have sucked.”
28 But He said, “On the contrary. Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it.”
29 And when the people were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is a wicked generation! They seek a sign. And no sign shall be given to them, except the sign of Jonah the Prophet.
30 “For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
31 “The Queen of the South shall rise in judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them. For she came from the utmost parts of the Earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a Greater than Solomon is here.
32 “The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it. For they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a Greater than Jonah is here.
33 “No one, when he has lit a candle, puts it in a private place, or under a bushel, but on a candlestick. So that those who come in may see the light.
34 “The light of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is sound, then your whole body is light. But if your eye is evil, then your body is dark.
35 “Take care, therefore, that the light which is in you is not darkness.
36 “Therefore, if your whole body is full of light - having no part darkness - then all shall be light (just as when a candle lights you with its brightness).”
37 And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. And He went in and sat down at the table.
38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.
39 And the Lord said to him, “Indeed you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the platter clean, but the inward part is full of plundering and wickedness.
40 “You fools. Did not He Who made that which is outside also make that which is inside?
41 “Therefore, give alms from those things which you have. And behold, all things shall be clean to you.
42 “But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all kinds of herbs but pass over judgment and the love of God. These you ought to have done while not leaving the other undone.
43 “Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.
44 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites! For you are as unseen graves, and the men who walk over them are unaware.”
45 Then one of the lawyers answered, and said to Him, “Master, by saying this, You insult us also.”
46 And He said, “Woe to you also, you lawyers! For you load man with heavy burdens to bear. And you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 “Woe to you! For you build the sepulchers of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 “Truly you bear witness and approve the deeds of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their sepulchers.
49 “Therefore the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles. And of them they shall kill and persecute,’
50 “so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
51 “from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah (who was killed between the altar and the Temple) truly I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
52 “Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who came in you hindered.”
53 And as He said these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to plead with Him angrily, and to provoke Him to speak of many things,
54 lying in wait for Him, seeking to catch something from His mouth by which they might accuse Him.
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